Afghanistan Unemployment Rate (1991-2025)

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Afghanistan unemployment rate for 2025 was 13.35%, a 0.34% decline from 2024.

Afghanistan unemployment rate for 2024 was 13.69%, a 0.32% decline from 2023.
Afghanistan unemployment rate for 2023 was 14.01%, a 0.09% decline from 2022.
Afghanistan unemployment rate for 2022 was 14.10%, a 2.09% increase from 2021.

Unemployment refers to the share of the labor force that is without work but available for and seeking employment. The full historical dataset is available for download here: Afghanistan Unemployment Rate | Historical Data | 1991 - 2025.